- vitalrec.com
- Erie County USGenWeb
genealogical resources - USGenWeb Archives Erie County
free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records - Where To Get Vital Records in Erie County, New York (NYGenWeb)
information on births, marriages, divorces, naturalizations, deeds & land records, deaths, burials and wills - Erie County Hall
- Amherst Town Clerk - Vital Statistics Registrar
- Erie Co., New York Cemeteries - Past and Present
- Roots: The Buffalo, NY Genealogy Forum
for family history research in Buffalo, Erie County, and Western New York - Essex County USGenWeb
genealogical resources - USGenWeb Archives Essex County
free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records - Births, Marriages, and Obituaries extracted from Newspapers (1831 -1864)
- Births (1847-1849)
- Marriages (1847-1849)
- Deaths (1847-1849)
- Franklin County USGenWeb
genealogical resources - USGenWeb Archives Franklin County
free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records - Fulton County USGenWeb
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free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records - Daughters of the American Revolution - Johnstown Chapter
- Genesee County Official web site
- Genesee County USGenWeb
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e-mail addresses and links official web sites - Greene County USGenWeb
genealogical resources - USGenWeb Archives Greene County
free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records - Daughters of the American Revolution - Johannes Hardenbergh Chapter
(Lexington, NY) - Hamilton County USGenWeb
genealogical resources - USGenWeb Archives Hamilton County
free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records - Herkimer County USGenWeb
genealogical resources - USGenWeb Archives Herkimer County
free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records - Herkimer County Historical Society
- Herkimer County, NY Soldiers, 1916-18
- Jefferson County USGenWeb
genealogical resources - USGenWeb Archives Jefferson County
free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records - Jefferson County Clerk
- Kings County USGenWeb
genealogical resources - USGenWeb Archives Kings County
free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records - Lewis County USGenWeb
genealogical resources - USGenWeb Archives Lewis County
free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records - Records available at the County Clerk's office
- State Census: 1855, 1865, 1875, 1892, 1905, 1915, 1925
- Wills and Probate: 1821 - present
- Mortgages and Deeds: 1821 - present
- Marriages: 1908 - 1935
- Livingston County USGenWeb
genealogical resources - USGenWeb Archives Livingston County
free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records - Madison County USGenWeb
genealogical resources - USGenWeb Archives Madison County
free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records - Brighton: 473-8800
- Chili: 889-3550
- Clarkson: 637-1130
- East Rochester: 586-3553
- Gates: 247-6100
- Greece: 225-2000
- Hamlin: 964-2421
- Henrietta: 334-7700
- Irondequoit: 467-8840
- Mendon: 624-6060
- Ogden: 352-2100
- Parma: 392-9461
- Penfield: 377-8600
- Perinton: 223-0770
- Pittsford: 248-6211
- Riga: 293-3880
- Rush: 533-1312
- Sweden: 637-2144
- Webster: 872-1000
- Wheatland: 889-1553
* All telephone numbers listed above are within the 585 area code.Monroe County Clerk's Office
39 West Main St.
Rochester, NY 14614
(716) 428-5123They have deeds, mortgages, naturalization records, and divorce judgements. Most original records are now off-site. Microfilms of deeds and mortgages are available. Naturalization records can be obtained usually a small period of time. Research rate: varies but $1 per page for copies.
- Monroe County USGenWeb
genealogical resources - USGenWeb Archives Monroe County
free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records - Tombstone Records from Monroe Co
- Pointers-In-Person Chapter #25, Rochester, NY
- Rochester Genealogical Society, Inc.
- Montgomery County USGenWeb
genealogical resources - USGenWeb Archives Montgomery County
free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records - Amsterdam Chapter - Daughters of the American Revolution
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New York Vital Records Information for Counties (E-M)
New York County Vital Records Offices
Information for New York:
- Birth and Death records are filed with the Clerk of the city, town or village in which the event occurred and, normally, with the New York State Bureau of Vital Records.
A marriage license may sometimes be obtained from the town or city clerk who issued the license. The fee is $10.00 if you obtain a certified copy from a town or city clerk.
Since 1847 divorce actions in New York have been handled in the supreme court for the county in which the divorce was heard. New York divorce files, however, are sealed for one hundred years.
Counties keep land transfer records, wills, probates, etc.
An index to genealogy records is available for searching at the State Archives, located at the Empire State Plaza in Albany. Contact (518) 474-8955 for more information about using this index. The indexes at the New York State Archives in Albany, NY do NOT include those for the boroughs of New York City.
County Index:
- Albany . Allegany . Bronx . Broome . Cattaraugus . Cayuga . Chautauqua . Chemung . Chenango . Clinton . Columbia . Cortland . Delaware . Dutchess . Erie . Essex . Franklin . Fulton . Genesee . Greene . Hamilton . Herkimer . Jefferson . Kings . Lewis . Livingston . Madison . Monroe . Montgomery . Nassau . New York . New York City . Niagara . Oneida . Onondaga . Ontario . Orange . Orleans . Oswego . Otsego . Putnam . Queens . Rensselaer . Richmond . Rockland . Saratoga . Schenectady . Schoharie . Schuyler . Seneca . St. Lawrence . Steuben . Suffolk . Sullivan . Tioga . Tompkins . Ulster . Warren . Washington . Wayne . Westchester . Wyoming . Yates
This page tells how to obtain copies of vital records such as birth certificates, death records, marriage licenses and divorce decrees in New York Counties. See the guidelines for information on how to order vital records. Check the related links for additional genealogical information on the State of New York.
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Erie County Vital Records
| Erie County Clerk 25 Delaware Avenue Buffalo, NY 14202 (716) 858-8865 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Essex County Vital Records
| Essex County Clerk Court Street Elizabethtown, NY 12932 (518) 873-6301 | ||
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Franklin County Vital Records
| Franklin County Clerk 63 W. Main Street Malone, NY 12953-1817 (518) 483-6767 | Franklin County Historical Society 51 Milwaukee St. Malone, NY 12953 | |
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Fulton County Vital Records
| Fulton County Clerk County Building Johnstown, NY 12095-2331 (518) 762-0555 | ||
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Genesee County Vital Records
| Genesee County Clerk Main and Court Streets Batavia, NY 14020 (585) 344-2550 | ||
| birth, death and marriage certificates are available from the City, Town or Village Clerk where the event occurred. | ||
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Greene County Vital Records
| Greene County Clerk Main Street Catskill, NY 12414 (518) 943-2050 | ||
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Hamilton County Vital Records
| Hamilton County Clerk Office Building Lake Pleasant, NY 12108 (518) 548-6385 | ||
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Herkimer County Vital Records
| Herkimer County Clerk P.O. Box 471 Herkimer, NY 13350-0471 (315) 867-1002 | ||
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Jefferson County Vital Records
| Jefferson County Clerk 175 Arsenal Street Watertown, NY 13601-2522 (315) 785-3081 | Jefferson County Genealogical Society P O Box 6453 Watertown, NY 13601 | |
| The Jefferson County Clerk does not have any vital records such as birth, death or marriage records. All vital statistics are done at the town or city level. | ||
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Kings County Vital Records
| Kings County Clerk 360 Adam Street Brooklyn, NY 11201-3712 (718) | ||
| All vital records for the 5 boroughs of New York are handled in the Manhattan office of vital records. | ||
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Lewis County Vital Records
| Lewis County Clerk 7660 State Street Lowville, NY 13367-1432 (315) 376-5333 | ||
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Livingston County Vital Records
| Livingston County Clerk 6 Court Street Geneseo, NY 14454 (585) 243-7010 | ||
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Madison County Vital Records
| Madison County Clerk P.O. Box 668 Wampsville, NY 13163-0668 (315) 366-2261 | The Madison County Historical Society 435 Main Street * PO Box 415 Oneida, NY 13421 | |
| Madison County Surrogate's Court PO Box 607 Wampsville, New York 13163 Copies of wills at $0.25 per copy of microfilmed page | ||
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Monroe County Vital Records
| Monroe County Department of Health 111 Westfall Road, Rm. 147 P.O. Box 92832 Rochester, NY 14692 (585) 274-6141 | ||
| The Health Department has birth and death records since 1880 for $11.00 fee. Marriage records are still with the Town Clerks or the Rochester Records Management Office in the City of Rochester. Rochester Records Management Office This is the archives for the city of Rochester and they have the original marriage records for 1876 - 1967. These records are indexed 1876 - 1907 and may be searched in person. They also have a collection of Rochester City directories and the government records for the city. They would like to have you call for an appointment. Marriage licenses are issued by city and town clerks. Copies of marriage licenses may be obtained from the office of the clerk who originally issued the marriage license. | ||
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Montgomery County Vital Records
| Montgomery County Clerk Broadway Fonda, NY 12068 (518) 853-3431 | ||
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